Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

only. The first OF the numbers is at hand,
and it presents the work as one of fine art
as well as of history, for it is profusely
illustrated, and In a style that is not sur
/ passed in magazine literature. The text is
made up in great part from the war articles
that have appeared in the " Century Maya
zine from time to time, written by partlci-
pants on both sides, and some of the most
distinguished Generals Union and Confed-
! crate. There will be included articles and
| letters that have not appeared in the maya
zine to the extent of fully one third OF the
whole. The work is under the editorial
management of Robert L. Johnson and
Clarence c. Buel, of the editorial staff of
the Century Magazine, and will be issued
in thirty-two parts, at 80 cents each, with
complete index.
The North American Review" for
June g East Fourteenth street, New YORK,
| presents fourteen papers, the chief of which
are Parties and Independents" by Dor
man B. Eaton; My Experience as a
Lawyer" by the late President Garfield
a The Shakespeare Myth" by Ignatius
Donnelly; Some Legacies Of the Civil
War;" by General Pope; Why Am
Jew by DR.. H, P. Mendes Parnell as
Leader" by Alex. Sullivan; The Court
of Public Opinion" by l.. E. Quigg " Our
Lodging house Vote by H. A. Gnmble,,
ton; The American Vedas,' by General
Hamilton " Parnell and the Times by
Dion Boucicault; The Telephone OF
! 1865" by C. p. Brainard Boucicault and
| Wagner" by E. J. Levey s. Courage, by
George Sand.
| From III. S. Crocker e. Co., Sacramento
and San Francisco, we have a small quarto
| book of ga pages entitled Progress from
Poverty" by Giles B. Stebbins, of Detroit.
| Mich. 1t is a review of Henry Georges
| Progress and Poverty" and of protection
and free trade doctrines. Mr.. Stebbins re-
plies to George trenchantly, and fortifies his
arguments invincibly. 1t would be very
pleasant, did space permit, to outline the
character of the work, and point out the
especially strong points made. 1t must
suffice, for this time, to say that ii is an ex
read. 1t will greatly aid in dispelling the
false ideas Henry George has implanted in
the public mind. Press of C. H. Kerr &
Co.. Chicago 25 cents.
The Overland Monthly" for June is
notably rich in matter. 1t is, indeed
number that speaks very forcibly of the
| journal and the skill of its management
Among the papers in the number are these
OF more than usual interest: Santa Clara
| Valley" D. Belden, Outbreak of the
Piute and Bannock War" Oliver 0. How
ard I; Among the Irrigators of
Fresno" George E. Freeman, A
Rocky Mountain Ramble,' NJ E. S. Stick
ney Some of Jon'than's New
ure as an Occupation for Women in Cal
| ifornia;" " Edward Rowland SILL Ina
D. Coolbrith..
From the Secretary of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners for New York, VIM.
C. Hudson, Albany, we have Nos. 1 and 2
of the fourth annual report of the Com
mission, which was transmitted to the
| Legislature January 10, 1887. 1t is all in
valuable statistical work upon railroad
questions, and has in its 1000 pages and
| upwards mass of very clearly stated in
formation and the written experience of
the Commission in dealing with the rail
road regulation question. Elaborate maps
accompany the work. Our thanks are due
to Secretary Hudson for this work, so valu-
able in the Office of public journal.
Machine Politics and Money on Elec-
| tons in New York City" is the title of
! monograph, byWm. n. Jones, which ought
to be read by every citizen in the land. IL
exposes clearly and boldly the venality
and corruption of political manipulators
and the subserviency of voters in New
York. While we cannot agree in all re-
spects with the remedies proposed by Mr..
Jones for the evils laid bare,lw can COM
mend his courage and his thoroughness in
turning the dark side of municipal politics
up to the light of day. New York, Harper
& Bros; San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft
Il Co.
| OF the American Statesmen" series,
edited by John T. Morse, Jr., we have THE
Life of Thomas H. Benton" by Theodore
| Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt has done his
selfimposed work thoroughly and we'll
| The story of Benton's life and times is
well laid, and with clear comprehension
of all the great issues joined within the
period of the Senator's eventful existence.
| Few books of this admirable series-we
may say none-haye given us such satisfac-
| ton, or have been invested with so vivid
an interest Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Bos-
ton; C. S. Houghton, Sacramento. 81 %
The Forum" (97 Fifth avenue New
York;, for June, has papers as follows
| s. Is Andover Romanizing," by Prof. f. L.
Patton; Books That Have Helped Me-"
| by Andrew Lang; Why the Revised Yer
| sion Has Failed" by John Fulton; False
Notions of Government by Prof. Lester
F. Ward; 'On Things Social" by Eliza
Lynn Linton; Railway Passes and the
Public" by l. T. Brooks; ICON troll of the
Pacific" by Commander Fl. C. Gaylor
An Evil of the Schools" by Edw Cary
g The Form and Speed of Yachts" by
Pref. r. H. Thurston.
From H. S. Croker & Co., Sacramento,
we have small quarto, entitled 1.-The
Legend of Hamlet" 1t is by the late Geo.
p. Hansen, late United States Consul at
Elsinore, Denmark. Mr.. Hansen died in
1883. During the many years of mis- con-
sulate he collected material for the work
now published, having access to public
records and rare manuscripts at Elsinore
and Copenhagen. As a historical pamphlet
testifying to much research, it is a curious
and a valuable book 1t is from the press
of Chas H. Kerr & Co., Chicago, and sells
at % cents.
Macmillan's Magazine " for June Mac
milan d Co., London and New York, pre-
sents this table of contents: Coleridges
Ode to Words worth" by Rev. Canon
Anger; Leopard, by II, f. Brown "By
Wiltshire Streamn by A. G. Bradley
1.-THE Romance Of a Bottle - The Origin
and Interpretation of Myths" by w. A.
Gill; Mr.. Morris Odyssey :" The White
Winter" by Hugh Halliburton with the
Immortals,n by f. Marion Crawford; "Ox-
ford in the Middle Ages by the Warden
of Merton College.
"The Writer" is the title of a new
monthly magazine published in Boston by
VIM. II. Hills and Robert Luce. 1t is de-
voted to book reviews, to topics of especial
interest to literary workers, to readers, pub
fishers, etc. 1t would appear to occupy
field not heretofore entered. 1t is a small
journal, but the third number, before US,
makes very creditable showing and an
original one There are several papers of
broad interest and much information in the
June number. The magazine is published
at 81 year.
The Popular Science Monthly" for
June, d. Appleton & Co., New York, is at
hand Chief among the many papers are
some of more than usual importance. For
instance, Are Railroads Public Enenlies,r
by Appleton Morgan; Astronomy with
an Opera glass" by Garrett P. Servis, and
" Industrial Education and Railway Ser
vice" are papers of great value to public |
intelligence. The magazine is in all re-
spects up to the best standard of the career
vi the journal.
1.-THE Century for June is fat with illus
trations and designs. Among the articles
of superior interest are the Lincoln his
tory, college Boat Racing" by Julian
Hawthorne; From Wilderness to Cold |
Harbor," by General E. NJ. Law; "How
Food Nourishes the Body" by W. o. AL |
water; Education and Social Progress"